Chapter 54 (Part 2)

The strawberry bouquet has just been tied, and it was not long before it was placed by the window, and the final decoration was still being done. Although it did attract a lot of attention, the store owner obviously didn't expect a buyer to come to the door so soon - such a refreshing buyer.

Pei Yusheng swiped the card without even asking the price.

The clerk helped hold the strawberry bouquet down. Pei Yusheng paid for it, and saw the boy standing aside with his eyes glued to the strawberry bouquet, unable to move away.

Pei Yusheng took the flower and handed it to the other side.

"Give you."

The boy's eyes instantly lit up.

His eyes were originally big, and his pupils were round. Usually, when he showed surprise, he was very agile and seductive. At this time, he was overflowing with unconcealed joy, which made his heart soften even more.

Pei Yusheng didn't hold back, he reached out and rubbed the child's soft black hair.

Mmmm, it feels good too.

The bouquet was so big that the boy could only hold it with both hands. The half-person-height strawberry covered most of his body, and he could barely reveal a small face that was dyed in powder from excitement.

The sense of happiness is overwhelming, and Qi Ji's happiness is visible to the naked eye.

This handful of strawberries is already eye-catching, and many shop assistants and customers around have noticed it. Seeing their movements, some even whispered and looked at them curiously.

Qi Ji held the strawberry bouquet carefully, and after a while of excitement, she finally calmed down a little. He asked Pei Yusheng, "Mr. Pei, where do you want to hold this?"

He was also curious: "Is there any important guests you want to see?"

Pei Yusheng: "..."

He was silent for a while, before suppressing the turbulent undercurrent in his eyes: "No."

"It's for you."

When Pei Yusheng said this, his tone was calm, but when he saw the boy's expression changed from excited to dazed, and then lost joy and obviously panicked, the waves in his heart were still unbearably churning, and the waves were terrifying.

He closed his eyes, and before the other party was at a loss to refuse, he calmly added: "You take it first, take it back to the villa, and someone will bring it to Mom at night."

The boy nodded hurriedly: "Okay, is it for Aunt Xu?"

Seeing that the other party was obviously relieved, Pei Yusheng couldn't help reaching out and pinching the bridge of his nose.

In the end, he couldn't say anything, he just said, "Let's go."

"Can you hold it?"

"Can!"

The two left the store and walked out of the commercial building. It was still raining outside. Pei Yusheng held an umbrella and walked towards the car with the others.

There were not many people on a rainy day, but at the moment it happened to be a red light, and there were many pedestrians waiting by the roadside. Qi Ji was still holding a large handful of strawberries in his arms. It was inconvenient to move around. Pei Yusheng was protecting him: "Go to the car and wait for a while. I'll..."

Qi Ji nodded, but couldn't finish the second half of the sentence.

He even felt cold. The cold rain fell and hit him in the face.

The umbrella over his head is gone.

Qi Ji was stunned for a moment, only to realize that the man who was still in step with him just now was one step behind and stopped in place.

He turned around and saw an extremely rare scene - Pei Yusheng, who has always been indifferent to emotion and anger, rarely opened his eyes wide, his jaw tightened, and the blue veins on his forehead burst out. His eyes went straight past Qi Ji, staring at the opposite side of the road in disbelief.

Before Qi Ji looked back to see what made the man so rude, Pei Yusheng suddenly threw the umbrella and rushed straight into the rain.

"Pei..."

Before he finished calling "Mr. Pei", the man had already passed him quickly, and the cold wind that swept in made him cough.

"Didi-"

The cough was drowned out by the whistle. The red light turned green, vehicles began to pass, and the crowd gathered on the zebra crossing was about to leave, but suddenly someone rushed out from behind, and the wind rushed across the road.

Many people were taken aback.

But that person has no time to care about that. He pushed aside the crowd, dashed over, and headed straight for a target.

The cold wind whistled, making the cold rain more urgent. Qi Ji was so drenched in the rain that he couldn't open his eyes. He was still holding a strawberry, and he couldn't bend over to pick up an umbrella. He could only blink hard, trying to make his vision blurred by the rain a little clearer.

After a few hard blinks, the effort finally paid off.

He saw that Pei Yusheng finally stopped and grabbed another person's hand.

The man turned his head, revealing a handsome face that Qi Ji had never seen with his own eyes, but was so familiar.

Qi Ji's body flickered, and his eyes suddenly widened.

He finally understood why Pei Yusheng was so surprised—that person was actually Wen Chuming.

The living Wen Chuming.

There was no downpour in winter, but the north wind was extremely cold, and the rain was dense and wet and sticky, which made people uncomfortable. The originally blooming strawberry bouquet was exposed in the rain, and it also changed from bright and dazzling to a bit messy.

When the cool breeze hit, Qi Ji couldn't help shivering.

Although there are rain curtains covering the eyes, it is difficult to hide the mind together. Qi Ji has an excellent memory and sharper eyesight than ordinary people. As far as his eyes could see, he could confirm that the person who was firmly held by Pei Yusheng was Wen Chuming, who had passed away with the seal on the file.

Two years later, his appearance has not changed much, and from a distance, his temperament is more restrained and calm than before.

For example, after thousands of tempering and careful pondering, it is finally a beautiful jade pearl.

When the green light ended, the flow of people passing through gradually dwindled, the blockage dissipated, and the figures of the two people across the street became clearer.

Qi Ji saw Pei Yusheng holding the man's shoulder and emotionally saying something to the man.

He didn't seem to know that Wen Chuming was still alive.

Maybe there was a misunderstanding back then.

Qi Zhi thought.

The reunion of friends who have been separated from life and death is simply a blessing from God, and the good news is amazing. Can't help but send heartfelt congratulations and best wishes.

It's just that it's not suitable to approach at this time. The two who meet again at this moment are truly living together in a world that cannot be disturbed by outsiders.

Qi Ji watched quietly for a while, her arms a little tired from being pressed by the strawberries.

The strange thing is that when he just took the strawberry bouquet, he still felt very relaxed. He could walk with it in his arms, and it would be no problem to run a marathon in one breath.

But only a few minutes later, he actually felt that his arms were starting to sore.

Have you been exercising too little recently? Qi Ji thought at random, turned around and walked back. He has to put the strawberries in the car first, and then go back and pick up the thrown umbrella...

When the wind blows, the rain that sticks to the skin is even colder, and it seems to condense into ice.

Even the thick coat was leaking everywhere.

Qi Ji shivered, lowered his head and quickened his pace.

It's so cold.

He wants to hurry back to a warm place.

But before taking a few steps, Qi Ji suddenly heard a slightly hesitant voice amid the sound of wind and rain.

"Qi Qi?"

When Qi Ji turned his head, he saw a tall and valiant man standing not far away. Someone next to him was holding an umbrella for that person, and they looked over here together.

Qi Ji was holding a large handful of strawberries, which was very conspicuous from the beginning. He didn't hold an umbrella, and he didn't cover it. The stunning appearance and Zhou's embarrassment could be seen in the rain.

He frowned, not sure if the other party was calling him, he was hesitating when he saw the tall man really walking towards him.

The person next to him hurriedly followed and held an umbrella for him. The man directly stretched out his hand to take the umbrella and strode over.

The puddles on the ground were unavoidable, and after a few steps, the trousers would get wet, but the man didn't care. He approached a few steps and propped his umbrella on top of Qi Ji's head.

From a distance, most of the umbrella was leaning toward Qi Ji, but the man's back and half of his shoulders were exposed in the rain.

The icy rain was covered, and the breath of strangers came, but it rarely caused an instinctive disgust. Qi Ji looked up at the tall man in front of him suspiciously, and saw the other side show his face.

"It's really you!"

The man had a very serious chill on his body, but his gaze towards Qi Ji was very gentle, and his eyes couldn't hide his joy.

Qi Ji hesitated: "Are you...?"

The man laughed and scolded: "Don't you remember me? You have no conscience, you ate so much candy from me when you were young."

Although it was a reproach, the corners of his lips couldn't stop rising, and there was a hint of affection in his tone.

Qi Ji was taken aback for a moment, and looked at the other person in disbelief: "...Brother Xiu?!"

He was restless and unfocused just now, and only recognized this person after being reminded.

——This is actually the veteran special soldier who taught him to practice fighting, He Xiu.

He Xiu's smile deepened when he heard the familiar name: "Okay, I didn't hurt you in vain."

The smile lines on his face are actually very shallow, and his tough appearance also looks unsmiling. But this smile was so familiar to Qi Ji, and it overlapped with the smile of the man who was squatting against the wall of his house many years ago and watched him practice boxing.

"You, why are you..." Being overwhelmed by the sudden reunion, Qi Ji was incoherent for a while, "Why are you here, brother? Didn't you get hired back by the military region?"

He Xiu took the person and walked a few steps quickly, and walked back to the sheltered place at the entrance of Shangxia. He handed the umbrella to the subordinate who was following him, and took the strawberry that was in the way of Qi Ji's arms, and asked the subordinate to take it away: "I'm here for a meeting."

"It's you, you didn't tell me even if you changed the address." With his hands free, He Xiu pointed at Qi Ji's forehead again. He scolded, but he still couldn't bear to use gravity in his hand, "I knew you came to F University, but no one received the letter you sent."

Qi Ji was at a loss for words.

Before he could figure out how to explain it, the man in front of him reached out and gave him a firm hug.

The warm embrace carried a familiar strength, Qi Ji blinked, his eyes were hot, and the tip of his nose was slightly sour.

He whispered, with a nasal voice: "Brother... huh?!"

Before he could finish the soft sentence, He Xiu moved his arm down, supported the person's back buttocks, and directly lifted Qi Ji with one hand.

This was a gesture that he couldn't get more comfortable with back then.

Qi Ji was born with a slender skeleton. When he was a child, his parents were not around, so he didn't eat very well, and he was even thinner than a few pounds of meat. It was easier for He Xiu to hold him with one hand than to hold a bag of rice, especially when teaching people to fight, he often carried the child around.

But Qi Ji is an adult now, so he will inevitably feel embarrassed to be hugged like this again. He hurriedly supported He Xiu's shoulder, his ears were slightly red: "Brother!"

He Xiu laughed: "How about it, is your brother still as handsome as before?"

After laughing, he began to complain again: "Why do I think you are not much heavier than when you were a child, and you are as thin as a kitten, where have you eaten all these years?"

The few subordinates who followed He Xiu had obviously never seen He Xiu's expression, and they were all dumbfounded. Being watched by them, Qi Ji was even more embarrassed: "How can there be..."

He struggled to think down: "Brother, let me down..."

"Let go of him."

A cold and hoarse voice suddenly came in, with a ferocious aura.

He Xiu wanted to tease the child he hadn't seen for a long time, but was suddenly interrupted. He looked up and saw a young and handsome man standing a few steps away, staring at him with gloomy eyes.

Qi Ji also saw the person who came: "President Pei...?"

It was Pei Yusheng who came.

There was another person behind him. Seeing He Xiu holding Qi Ji, his expression was slightly surprised.

But when He Xiu turned around, he quickly adjusted his expression, straightened his back, and his posture was standard, and respectfully performed a military salute to He Xiu.

"Hello sir."